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WWI occurred during this era. It caused a nation wide food shortage to be able to send food to troops. The great depression also started in the end of this era.
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When WWI started. -
A poster made to encourage citizens to ration to help win the war. -
The great depression started as the Getting Enough Food period ended. -
The great depression hit this era hard with unemployment at an all time high. WW2 also started during this period helping the United States out of the Great Depression. Ingredients were also scares so people resorted to adding unusual ingredients to recipes.
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This marked the end of the Great Depression. -
When WWII started. -
During this time Americans used obscure ingredients during these times to ration important ingredients for soldiers. -
This is when WWII ended after six years of hard fought battles. -
During this period there were a lot of nutritional concerns. More woman joined the work force. The Great Depression had just ended to the booming economy lead to the want for more products. One dish meals gained a lot of popularity during this time because of its easiness to cook and nutrition. Food scientist were highly in demand during these times due to the want for more nutritional products.
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This poster was created by the government to encourage woman to join the work force. -
This is an image that the USDA created to show people how they should eat on a day to day basis. -
During this era the FDA and USDA were pushing to tightly control food quality and content. The role of this era was for all consumers to know what they are eating when they buy a product. This era created nutrition labeling which is a very important part of food safety and health. This was known as the Fair Practices Labeling Act. The event that started majority of new food safety regulations was the White House Conference.
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This act issued regulations requiring that all consumer commodities be labeled to disclose ingredients and nutrition. -
This conference was the first of its kind and was a landmark for food regulations. -
In this ear is when consumers could start to purchase seasonal food all year round due to importing internationally. This benefited Americans by being able to eat the same fresh food year round. New testing methods also came out that could identify food borne organisms. This lead to both safer and fresher foods. In this era nutracticals and biotechnology started to dominate the food production industry and will continue to be used for years to come.
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Nutraceuticals are products, which other than nutrition are also used as medicine. This has been around for century's but never as advanced as it is now. The creation of new medicines from plants has helped save and benefit the lifes of many. -
Biotechnology utilizes biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products. Without biotechnology the world today would not be the same.